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Germany: ING employees receive a budget for further training
A new collective agreement between the ING bank and the Verdi trade union has established a new €500 (US$589) annual training budget for each employee over the next 3 years … Please login to view this content or become a …
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France: Paternity leave has just been doubled
The French President has announced that paid parental leave will double to 28 days from 1st July next year and fathers be required to take a week off work on the birth of their child … Please login to view …
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Canada: Ontario to provide $2 to $3 temporary wage increase to PSWs
Over 147,000 workers in Ontario who deliver publicly funded personal support services will now receive a $2 (US$1 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Brazil: Electronic processing of cases
Labour court cases in Rio Grande do Sul that have been processed electronically between 16th March and 30th August have continued to allow claims from workers … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Lay-offs and short-time working
Before moving onto the JSS, employers should determine if having employees available to them for one third of their time can still be realistically employed … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Poland: Have you paid the ZUS contribution despite your entitlement to exemption?
800,000 employers overpaid their ZUS social security contributions during April and May 2020 when they were exempt from paying them … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: Labour code bills passed by Indian parliament
In a landmark labour reform, the Indian Parliament has recently cleared three labour code bills amalgamating the federal laws on social security, occupational safety and industrial relations … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Luxembourg: Companies allowed to hold virtual meetings until 31 December 2020
Parliament has extended a Grand Ducal Regulation first introduced in March 2020 allowing corporate meetings of all kinds to be held without physical attendance … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Czech Republic: Fixed-term employment contract
Although employers (other than employment agencies) may not generally conclude fixed-term contracts with a total duration of more than 3 years (during which there may be two renewals), there is one important exception in the Labour Code that is often …
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Japan: iDeCo Plus
Although the Defined Contribution Pension Plan has been growing in popularity amongst Japanese companies, it was often found by smaller companies to be too complicated to establish … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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USA: Health emergency safety advice/requirements
A number of organisations are producing regularly updated compendiums of links to health emergency safety advice/requirements and return to work guidelines/orders … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Canada: Electronic signatures
According to a temporary measure introduced by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), taxpayers may now use electronic signatures when they submit forms T183 or T183CORP … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Israel: Parliament passes amendment to Equal Pay Law for Male and Female Workers
The Equal Pay Law for Male and Female Workers (Amendment 6) (5780-2020) has now been passed by the Knesset (Parliament) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Poland: PUE for A1 certificate
The Social Insurance Institution ZUS has just introduced an easier way to apply for an A1 certificate via their Electronic Services Platform (PUE) … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Labour market and pay equality data since reunification
A report on labour market and pay equality since reunification carried out by the Institute for Economic and Social Sciences (WSI) in the Hans Böckler Foundation has revealed some interesting facts … Please login to view this content or become …
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